Jerry Iles speaks to Geoff Kirkwood about how a Tyneside Social Club became a cultural beacon – driven by cutting edge DJs, bingo nights, experimental orchestras and ‘open-minded collectivism’. Now, it's reclaiming culture for everyone The post High art, low ceilings:...
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Winning the case for progressive taxation on inheritance
The left needs to understand popular opposition to inheritance tax in order to effectively reframe the debate, argues Dominic Davies The post Winning the case for progressive taxation on inheritance appeared first on Red Pepper.
Cymunedoli: The glue that binds
Economic power in the community – cymunedoli – is the antidote to the far right’s growing appeal in Cymru, write Beth Winter and Leanne Wood The post Cymunedoli: The glue that binds appeared first on Red Pepper.
Rising to Reform UK’s challenge in Durham
Reform is a byproduct of Thatcherism, Labour Party failures and left activists’ limited imaginations, argues Ben Sellers. Only a long-term strategy for deep community organising can reverse the right-wing course that appears to lie ahead The post Rising to Reform UK’s...
Investigative journalism: A light in the darkness
The most important function of investigative journalism is to hold power to account, writes Katie Mark The post Investigative journalism: A light in the darkness appeared first on Red Pepper.
How to build a new left-party alliance
A left-led Green party and the new ‘Your Party’ are both vital to defeating the right – but we need cross-party collaboration and grassroots organising to forge real change, argues Labour-turned-Green councillor Liam Shrivastavia The post How to build a new left-party...
Lessons from Zohran Mamdani’s campaign
Mamdani’s impressive Democratic primary victory is a source of hope for transformative politics in NYC and the wider US, writes Dillon Delaune – one of 50,000 supporters who canvassed for his campaign The post Lessons from Zohran Mamdani’s campaign appeared first on...
1995: The year we nearly changed the world
Inspired by the collapse of the Berlin wall and end of South African apartheid, a generation of radicals danced onto British roads and into social justice history. Thirty years on, Esther Freeman traces the movement’s energy – and its legacy The post 1995: The year we...
The battle behind Unite’s belated action on Palestine
Union members have won a long internal struggle for meaningful action against UK arm sales to Israel. Raymond Morell was one of them – and reports from behind the scenes The post The battle behind Unite’s belated action on Palestine appeared first on Red Pepper.
Dispatches from Gaza: ceasefire cycles
As talks of a ceasefire rise and fade from the headlines, Shaimaa Eid speaks to people living in Gaza City – documenting the meaning of ‘truce’ as felt on the ground The post Dispatches from Gaza: ceasefire cycles appeared first on Red Pepper.
Red Pepper Media: Join the revolution!
Following an extensive community consultation, the new-look RPM has been guided by our readers and is set to reshape the left media landscape The post Red Pepper Media: Join the revolution! appeared first on Red Pepper.
How the left can support drug law reform
It’s high time for the UK left to support comprehensive drug policy reform, driven by anti-racism and class consciousness, argues Carrie Lou Hamilton The post How the left can support drug law reform appeared first on Red Pepper.